Gerd Bohner

Gerd W. Bohner (born 1959) is a professor of social psychology, experimental psychology and gender studies at Bielefeld University.

After graduating from the Goethe Gymnasium Karlsruhe in 1978 and doing his civilian service in a day-care centre for disabled children from 1978 to 1980, Bohner studied psychology at the University of Heidelberg from 1980 to 1986, when he obtained his diploma, and was awarded his PhD in 1990.

In 1997 he habilitated at the University of Mannheim, holding a temporary professorship in group sociology and social psychology afterwards.

The following year, Bohner held a temporary chair in general and social psychology at the University of Würzburg.

From 1998 to 2001, he was a senior lecturer to professor of social Psychology at the University of Kent.

Before joining Bielefeld University, Bohner was senior lecturer and later professor at the University of Kent (1998–2001).

His main research areas include attitudes, social judgement, social influence, marketing and advertising psychology, relations between groups, sexual violence, and sexual harassment.

Since 2001, he has been head of the Social Psychology Unit at Bielefeld University's Department of Psychology.

From 2007 to 2009 he served as Dean of the Faculty of Psychology and Sports Science.

Currently he is a board member of the Institute for Interdisciplinary Research on Conflict and Violence (Institut für interdisziplinäre Konflikt- und Gewaltforschung).

He was founding editor-in-chief of the academic journal Social Psychology (2007-2010) and editor of the Zeitschrift für Sozialpsychologie (2003-2006).